Behavioural therapy

Behavioural therapy focuses on the connection between what people do, what happens around them and how those patterns affect their wellbeing. By identifying habits that maintain distress and practising new responses in manageable steps, people can develop healthier routines and reduce behaviours that are keeping them stuck.

What sessions may involve

Mapping triggers and consequences, setting graded tasks, practising skills and reviewing what happened between sessions.

What it may suit

May suit a wish to change avoidant, repetitive or unhelpful routines through practical experiments.

Delivery and fit

The approach often needs active practice between sessions and clear, manageable goals; it can work by video where tasks are safely planned.

Evidence and uncertainty

Behavioural methods inform several evidence-based treatments, but the right plan depends on the difficulty and individual circumstances.

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